About Perk

Perk Pilates Fitness is a boutique Pilates and Barre studio conveniently located in Fort Collins at the Old Town Athletic Club. You do not have to be a member of The Old Town Athletic Club to enjoy Perk Pilates or Barre classes.

Perk Clients

Our studio provides unique Pilates programs in a caring and fun environment for people of all ages and fitness levels. Perk upholds the values of the Pilates Method—offering classical training with a modern flair.

Our family of Perk clients includes children, seniors, athletes, individuals recovering from injuries, and fitness enthusiasts.

Ashley Porter

Perk Pilates Fitness owner Ashley Porter (PMA-CPT) is a lifelong dancer and athlete with a love of movement. After completing her degree, and while pursuing a career in dance, she followed her passion for fitness - continuing her education and receiving multiple certifications. With many years of experience in both individual and group instruction, Ashley has had the opportunity to work with a diverse variety of clients.

Ashley's mission for Perk is to provide people with knowledge, motivate them to achieve their goals, and challenge them to continue a healthy, active lifestyle.

Whether you’re rehabilitating from an injury, dealing with a chronic physical issue or working to improve your overall fitness, Ashley always makes it fun! She’s knowledgable, precise and always has a smile on her face. 

— Paula E.

Perk Pilates

Each Pilates session is customized to meet your needs.

At Perk, you get the workout that best suits you today, and can increase the intensity as your body conditioning improves.

Pilates exercises train several muscle groups at once in smooth, continuous movements. By developing proper technique, you can actually re-train your body to move in safer, more efficient patterns of motion—invaluable for injury recovery, sports performance, and optimal health.

Pilates is also an extremely flexible exercise system. Modifications to the exercises allow for a range of difficulty from beginning to advanced.

Sessions take place in a private atmosphere using top-of-the-line Pilates equipment from Balanced Body.

As soon as I moved to Fort Collins I immediately began looking for a Barre class. When I took Ashley’s class I found exactly what I had hoped for and more! Every class that Ashley teaches is unique and challenging in its own way which makes each session very satisfying. Plus the results are so worth it! Thank you, Ashley!

— Janis K.

Perk Barre

Try Barre and your body will thank you!

Perk's BarreFitness is based on the popular barre technique classes that have evolved from the Lotte Berk Method, Callanetics, Yoga, and Pilates.

Set to upbeat, motivating music, the unique, high-intensity, total-body, cardiovascular workout includes movement intervals to stretch and strengthen the muscles.

Throughout class, the ballet barre is used for support and stability while muscles are pushed to exhaustion using light weights and balls for different challenges—followed by a series of stretches.

The same principles are used in each class but there are hundreds of variations. No two classes are ever the same, so you will be challenged every time.